Saturday, 9 March 2013

A morning at the markets

When my eldest was a baby, we'd be up very early Saturday mornings (well, every morning). What to do at 05h00 on a Saturday? You go to the market, of course.

Pretoria has quite a few markets, catering to the needs and wants of most everybody in town. One of the most popular, and the place where can usually be found on a Saturday, is the Pretoria Farmer's Market (and here). It starts very early in the morning...you can have your breakfast and fresh coffee at 05h00, with the birds. Even in winter, when it's still dark, people will be there with headlamps, warming their hands around the fires. You'd want to go early - by 10h00 everything is over and from 09h00 you'd be lucky to still get food.

This morning, we were a bit late, but still had a good start to the day...

Chicken and venison for later today

(Had my breakfast pie here, as well).

A favourite - ginger, coffee and vanilla biscuits

Two strings of beads to use as Plan C for handles for a handbag I hooked

And a lazy Saturday morning wouldn't be complete without a quick pitstop to Bellbottoms (and here)...

Just unpacked, just for me!

Roll on two weeks, when my sis arrives from Ireland and come to the market directly from the airport!
What better way to stretch your legs after 11 hours in the air - in the South African sunshine with coffee and a vetkoek ready.

I'm drooling. Daai koppies lyk baie na shamrock...so so mooi. Ons moet rooibostee drink daaruit. Great minds think alike. We also bought pies at a market for lunch later. Ken had Beef and Guinness and I had chicken and mushroom (the vegetables and goats cheese was already sold out).